Sycamore Class

Hello and a very warm welcome to our Sycamore class page.

I'm excited to begin this new school year with such a fantastic group of learners. This year promises to be full of exciting challenges, new discoveries and lots of fun along the way! In Sycamore, we aim to foster our school learning behaviours: creativity, curiosity, resilience and integrity, along with a love of learning that will prepare the children for the next stage of their educational journey.

Our classroom is a place where everyone is valued, respected and encouraged to be the best they can be. We'll be exploring a wide range of topics across the curriculum, exploring creative projects and working together to build a strong, supportive learning community.

Please check this page regularly for updates, key dates and snapshots of our learning. I look forward to working in partnership with you so that every child can thrive and enjoy their time in Sycamore. Please do get in touch via the school office if you have any questions.

Here's to a brilliant year ahead!

Mrs Peopall and the Sycamore team

Sycamore Staff

Mrs Peopall- class teacher (Monday - Thursday)

Miss Kennedy- class teacher (Friday)

Mrs La Fevre HLTA (Monday- Friday)

Mrs Wyatt 1:1 TA (Monday- Wednesday am)

Mrs Smith 1:1 TA (Wednesday pm- Friday)

Mrs Nelson TA (Monday-Friday)

Mrs Allum TA (Monday, Tuesday- Wednesday am, Friday pm)

Mrs Page TA (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday pm)

Class Routines

The children are expected to organise themselves at the start of the school day ensuring they have all the necessary resources, reading books and water bottles ready for learning. They will have indoor PE on Tuesday and outdoor PE on Thursday. Please can children come to school in PE kit.

The children will 'seat swap' weekly which develops collaborative skills and provides an opportunity to work alongside, and get to know ,their peers.

They will take part in a group guided reading session once a week; reading and discussing a text with an adult.

Each week, one child will take home our class book review journal to complete a review of their favourite book - developing a love of reading and sharing recommendations to their friends.

Weekly Timetable

Please have a look at our weekly timetable to find out what we do during a week in Sycamore.

autumn 2 timetable.pdf

What we are learning this term

During Autumn 2, our main topic driver is Investigating Our World. The children learn about the Prime Meridian, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and worldwide time zones and study interconnected climate zones, vegetation belts and biomes. Children learn about human geography and capital cities worldwide before looking at the UK motorway network and settlements. They carry out an enquiry to identify local settlement types.

The knowledge organisers below outline the key learning for Geography, Science, PE, PSHE, French, DT and Art.

investigating our world topic web autumn 2.pdf

earth and space science.pdf

how am i influenced by what i see online pshe.pdf

investigating our world geography.pdf

space exploration french.pdf

taotie art.pdf

pop art music.pdf

moving mechanisms dt ko.pdf

Home Learning

Homework will be set on a Friday when you will sent a reminder message at 3pm. It is to be returned to school by the following Thursday please.

Home learning will be sent home as paper copies each week. It will include a maths task and either a grammar or spelling task. Both tasks will usually relate to the week's learning in school. Times tables https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student.

Reading at least four times during the week at home with one adult signature in the reading log.

Spellings which are uploaded onto Ed Shed www.edshed.com/en-gb/homework Your child's log ins can be found in their reading logs.